TIES- A Community Male Leadership and Mentoring Event

On Saturday, August 4 the Georgia African American Male Leadership Institute sponsored “TIES” a Community Male Leadership and Mentoring event at Mount Hermon Baptist Church.

The event is three- fold event, and designed to expose Savannah’s male youth to positive male role models throughout the Savannah community. The events aims to teach young men how to dress for success. Many of the young men are unfamiliar with the basics of professional attire, including how to tie a necktie. As the young men moved across the event they encountered several mentors who taught them how to tie their tie, while sharing his life experiences. At the end of the event the men demonstrated their ability to successfully tie their tie.

The event also builds community “ties”. Young men were paired with local male professionals who served not only as mentors for the day but also developed mentoring relationships that can extend far after the event. It also brought together a diverse cross section of Savannah’s professional male community in an effort not only to mentor, but also to network, share ideas, and build lasting relationships

The program also intends to break “ties” that would prevent our youth from achieving success, including gangs, violence, lack of education, and peer pressure.

“TIES” was supported by the Savannah Area Board of Realtors and lunch was provided by Zaxby’s. Every attendee received school supplies, neckties, and Target Gift Cards.